MEDICINE HAT
POLICE SERVICE

MEDIA RELEASE

06-026155
Media Interest
2006-10-15 16:37 -
TRAFFIC STOP (ROUTINE) - MARIJUANA POSSESSION
1-50 BLOCK TRANS CANADA HWY NW

Text Release Date and Time: 2006-10-16 12

OCTOBER 15, 2006 4:12 P.M. MEDICINE HAT POLICE INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP ON A GREY CHEVROLET CELEBRITY, TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY JUST OUTSIDE THE EAST TOWN LIMITS OF REDCLIFF. INVESTIGATION LED TO THE ARREST OF TWO MALES FOUND TO BE IN THE VEHICLE. A STRONG SMELL OF CANNABIS MARIHUANA WAS NOTED FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND A SUBSEQUENT SEARCH REVEALED A BACKPACK CONTAINING FOUR BAGS OF CANNABIS MARIHUANA FROM BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT AREA. THE VALUE OF THE MARIHUANA IS APPROX. $7500.00.

BOTH MALES, FROM MEDICINE HAT, HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING AND ARE TO APPEAR IN COURT ON NOVEMBER 21, 2006.

STAFF SGT. TIM PETRO